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Wisteria. A nice trellis full of it. Out-of-season as only the flowers are edible. | 2 | ![]() |
Gingko. A tree with lots of fruits, but too near the street. Scientific name: Ginkgo biloba |
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Gingko. See the fruits? Scientific name: Ginkgo biloba |
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Gingko. Can’t miss the fruits now! Scientific name: Ginkgo biloba |
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Wrinkled Rose. Likes to grow near the seashore. Scientific name: Rosa rugosa |
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Wrinkled Rose Scientific name: Rosa rugosa |
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Wrinkled Rose Scientific name: Rosa rugosa |
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Pasteur Rose. A bit smaller, but still edible. Scientific name: Rosa carolina |
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Pasteur Rose. Closer up. Scientific name: Rosa carolina |
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Epazote. It’s all over the park. Scientific name: Chenopodium ambrosioides |
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Epazote. Another place in the park. Scientific name: Chenopodium ambrosioides |
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White Snakeroot. Deadly!! Scientific name: Ageratina altissima |
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Central Park Lake | 14 | ![]() |
Central Park Lake | |
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Greater Celandine | 16 | ![]() |
Greater Celandine | |
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Arrowroot. Wildman once dug some out, but there was very little there. He buys it in the store. Scientific name: Maranta arundinaceae |
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Cattails. Now out of season. Scientific name: Typha latifolia |
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Black Walnut. Nuts now all gone. Scientific name: Juglans nigra |
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Witch Hazel Scientific name: Hamamelis |
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Witch Hazel. Close up of the flowers. Scientific name: Hamamelis |
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Witch Hazel. We found one that still had some leaves! Scientific name: Hamamelis |
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Witch Hazel. Another shot with leaves. Scientific name: Hamamelis |
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Common Mallow. A close up of the flower. Scientific name: Malva neglecta |
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Jet Berry. Very poisonous!! Scientific name: Ardisia humilis |
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Rock outcropping in Rambles. Note north-south scratches left by receding glacier rocks. | |
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Hackberries. Too old to eat. | 28 | ![]() |
Hackberries. Gray bark. | |
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Garlic Mustard. Can eat root and small leaves. Scientific name: Alliaria officinalis |
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Garlic Mustard Scientific name: Alliaria officinalis |
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Gray Squirrel. We had a few visit us while we ate lunch. This one turned away as I was taking its picture. | 32 | ![]() |
Gray Squirrel. Now it posed nicely. | |
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Gray Squirrel. Enhanced version. | 34 | ![]() |
Gray Squirrel. It was moving when I took the shot. | |
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Field Garlic (Wild Onion). This fellow dug this up while we had lunch. Scientific name: Allium vineale |
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Broad Leaf Dock? Scientific name: Rumex obtusifolius |
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Burdock. Wildman is digging up the first one. Scientific name: Arctium species |
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Burdock. This is the one Wildman dug up. Scientific name: Arctium species |
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Burdock Scientific name: Arctium species |
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Burdock Scientific name: Arctium species |
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Burdock. The fellow that dug up the onions dug this one up. Scientific name: Arctium species |
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Asiatic Day Flower. The camera had its own idea on focusing. Scientific name: Commelina communis |
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Lady’s Thumb Scientific name: Polygonum persicaria |
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Lady’s Thumb Scientific name: Polygonum persicaria |
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Japanese Knotweed Scientific name: Fallopia japonica |
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Lambs-quarters. Note top of stem is missing. Scientific name: Chenopodium album |
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Lambs-quarters. Here’s Wildman eating the missing top! Scientific name: Chenopodium album |
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Mugwort Scientific name: Artemisia vulgaris |
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Milkweed. Winter form. Scientific name: Asclepias syriaca |
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Milkweed. Winter form. Scientific name: Asclepias syriaca |
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Milkweed. Winter form. Scientific name: Asclepias syriaca |
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Milkweed. An opened pod. Scientific name: Asclepias syriaca |
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Kentucky Coffee Tree. See the beans up there? Scientific name: Gymnocladus dioicus |
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Kentucky Coffee Beans Scientific name: Gymnocladus dioicus |
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Wildman is about to eat an American Persimmon. Scientific name: Diospyros virginiana |
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American Persimmon Scientific name: Diospyros virginiana |
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American Persimmon. Close up. Scientific name: Diospyros virginiana |
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Fire Thorn (Pyracantha). Berries are edible. Scientific name: Pyracantha species |
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Fire Thorn (Pyracantha). Scientific name: Pyracantha species |
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Common Blue Violet. Note flower and different bud (which has the seeds). Scientific name: Viola papilionacea |
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Common Blue Violet Scientific name: Viola papilionacea |
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Common Blue Violet. I broke open a bud to show the seeds. Scientific name: Viola papilionacea |
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Common Blue Violet Scientific name: Viola papilionacea |
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Field Garlic (Wild Onion). A nice big patch. Scientific name: Allium vineale |
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Sassafras. Leaves are gone, but note the upward branching. Scientific name: Sassafras albidum |
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Sassafras. Wildman tries to eat some. Scientific name: Sassafras albidum |
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Chickweed Scientific name: Stellaria media |
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Chickweed Scientific name: Stellaria media |
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Chickweed. Elsewhere in the park. Scientific name: Stellaria media |
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Wood Sorrel Scientific name: Oxalis acetosella |
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Bush Honeysuckle. Berries in May. Scientific name: Lonicera maackii |
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Horse Nettle. Poisonous!! Scientific name: Solanum carolinense |
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Quick Weed (Gallinsoya). Can be cooked, but unpalatable. Scientific name: Galinsoga parviflora |
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Crab apples. Scientific name: Malus |
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Crab apples. Scientific name: Malus |
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Crab apples. Scientific name: Malus |
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Nasturtium. Wildman had never eaten this before. It isn’t a wild plant! Kind of peppery. Scientific name: Tropaeolum majus |
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Nasturtium Flower. Scientific name: Tropaeolum majus |
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European Cut Leaf Blackberry. Come back in mid-August. Scientific name: Rubus laciniatus |
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European Cut Leaf Blackberry. A nice big patch. Scientific name: Rubus laciniatus |
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Amaranth Scientific name: Amarantus retroflexus |
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Amaranth Scientific name: Amarantus retroflexus |
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Amaranth Scientific name: Amarantus retroflexus |
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Amaranth Scientific name: Amarantus retroflexus |
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Dandelion Scientific name: Taraxacum officinale |
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Enoki (Winter mushroom or Velvet foot). Now too old to eat. | |
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June Berry. Winter Form. Scientific name: Amelanchier species |
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June Berry. Close up of bud. Scientific name: Amelanchier species |
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